Is Pete Alonso [Frozenfractor] #136 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9.5 copies of Pete Alonso [Frozenfractor] #136 sell for $413, only $0.00 above the $441 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($375) sells for less than raw, so anything short of a 10 loses money. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $441
Grade 9.5: $413
PSA 9: $375
Gem premium: 0.9×
As of: Sep 3, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Pete Alonso [Frozenfractor] #136: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9.5	$413	−$53.38	−$78.38	−$178
PSA 9	$375	−$91.38	−$116	−$216
PSA 8	$178	−$289	−$314	−$414

Net = sale price − $441 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Pete Alonso [Frozenfractor] #136: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$385	−$107
50%	$394	−$97.38
75%	$404	−$87.88

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Pete Alonso [Frozenfractor] #136 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$413
9	$375
8	$178

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